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livestrong77nyyankz
I really like Matt Thornton now, simply because his arrival caused Vernon Wells to be DFA’d
1ring12years
Is your username meant to be tongue in cheek (Armstrong and AROD = PEDs)?
livestrong77nyyankz
I just changed it to something else. Its from an old email or AIM account that I used to use, I was a big fan of the livestrong brand back then.
jljr222
I honestly thought this was official some odd weeks ago. Either way this is a solid addition to the pen and the Bronx is no longer Vernon.
UltimateYankeeFan
Goodbye Wells, Hello Thornton.
Frittoman626 2
No mention of Beltran? I know he’s old but he can still make an impact.
PosadaBlackLabel
Oversight
Junior7188
i still think that the yankees should get Grant Balfour, have Robertson 7th and
Matt Thornton 8th and Grant Balfour in the 9th inning.
Frittoman626 2
No way Robertson is the 7th inning man and Thornton is the 8th. Balfour or not, Robertson is the best reliever on the Yankees and prob a top 10 reliever in MLB. Thornton was brought to be the LOOGY (Logan’s replacement). Sign Balfour for the 8th inning, have Robertson close, and let guys like Kelly and Claiborne be the 6th and 7th inning guys, Thornton isn’t that good anymore and shouldn’t pitch anywhere near the 8th inning, much less over Robertson or Balfour (if we sign him).
nicktrombino
Player A- 10.34 k/9, 3.88 bb/9, 1.2 whip, 3.42 xfip
Player B- 10.45 k/9, 2.44 bb/9, 1.04 whip, 2.6 xfip
Not to mention player B had technically his worst k/9 in three years, and player A was his best im 3 years. Who would you rather close? Clearly player B.
Player B is Robertson…
C. McCarthy
Never understood why the Tigers made no effort to pursue this guy. They signed Joba for some reason but they have no lefty with Smyly going to the rotation and Coke being Coke…
Since_77
Now get Balfour and another starter (Garza, Tanaka or Ubaldo Jimenez) and we will be ready to start the season.
johnsilver
Balfour probably would have been a better sign, or saving the money up for.
Thornton was a disaster for Boston last year, 23YO Rookie Drake Britton even was better getting LH hitters out and both were left off of the post season roster.
No offense, but I hope this 2y deal turns out OK, Thornton’s velocity was way down from the 96-98 some of you fans might remember and he was just throwing 93-4 and rarely hitting 95. This ain’t the once dominant guy some might remember. Maybe he was hiding an injury? Hope so, or the NYY are going to get another plan B to assist him.
CitizenLoonie
Thorton puts up all his good numbers against awful teams. You Yankee fans will figure that out real soon. This guy couldn’t close out Detroit, Cleveland or Kansas City without any consistency.